The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-25
GROVER AND FRANCIS AT HOME.
Social Life at the White House in
the Summer.

WAsHINeToN, Nov. 19.-Social life at
the Wuite House differs little from that
OF an well regulated family where the
Income Is sufficient to provide the lux
uries as we'll as the necessities or every
day life. The President sits down three
times a day to one of the best served
private tables, He does not affect to
be a Judge of good things in general
nor is he especially solicitious over
what he shall eat or drink, but never
Uheless there were none of his distln-
guished predecessors who enjoyed
good things in life more than
he does. His friends are so well
aware OF his extreme fondness
for game and f b that the presi ential
refrie orator adjoining the roomy old
fashioned kitchen in the mansion is
rarely without big stock of presents oil
this kind. and all this is amply supple
mented by the purchases made by the
house steward, who buys judiciously
ana generously of the very best the
market affords.
BREAKFAST is SERVED
at the While House at 9 o'clock on
week days and half hour later on Sun
days. 1t is big neal with the Presi-
dent and hearty foundation for the
day. Generally the menu covers hall
dozen dishes, three or four varieties OF
meat, usually game course, potatoes
etc., pretty much as anybody with good
appetite would order in first-class hotel.
The President drinks coffee at these
early feasts, but the pretty mistress OF
the mansion drinks tea, with toast
chops, soft boiled eggs and other appe-
tizing dishes. Very rarely Mrs. Cleve-
land takes any other beverage than the
tea and milk. The President likes a
glass of milk also in the morning, and
cups of tea and coffee they manage to
while away say q half hour at their first
meal of the day.
Luncheon is served promptly at 1 30,
and if there is guest, at 2 o'clock. II
is midday dinner to all intents and
purposes, but little time is wasted in its
discussion. The menu one day lately
is fair sample of the average and was
q pair of pheasants, sweet breads. Sara
toga chips, cold ham, chocolate cake
and cream, and milk and tea.
DINNER IS USUALLY SERVED
in six courses, with all the aocompsni-
ments of flowers and lighted candles,
and the President, while by no means a
heavy eater, does entire justice to every
dish he happens to like, from the soup
to the Walnuts. Mrs. Cleveland has q
good appetite and has few likes Or dis
likes, enjoying bit of nearly every
thing of which comes to the tables.
They both like the dinner served
promptly, and are rarely more than
a half hour at the table. The President
drinks wine at dinner, but very spar
ingiy. Mrs. Cleveland drinks nothing
stronger than apollinaris at the table
The pretty mistress of the White House
has some old-fashioned notions about
Sunday, and wants the servants work
for that day lessened as much as posi-
BILE. She always has cold lunch. Has it
served up in the quickest possible way,
so that the servants can have long
afternoon and evening to themselves.
Usually they dine on Sunday at Oak
view. All summer the cooks employed
have been two colored women, the head
cook, of course, an expert. This week
the French chef came back for the win
ter season.
MRS. CLEVELAND IS GREATLY LIKED
by her house servants, because of her
kindly and gracious manners. Down
to the least she has always a cheering
saIutation when she meets them any
where in the house. She never goes
down to the kitchen, laundry or house.
keepers room except after re-
turning from a journey. Upon
these occasions, which are getting to be
rather frequent of late, she meets with
quite an ovation from the help at their
posts when she goes around, and has
always a pleasant and friendly remark
for each. She leaves the steward the
monarch of the kitchen, and the house
keeper takes care of all the rest of the
running machinery. The fair mistress
of il all finds her time well occupied in
a hundred tasks Sin her own boudoir,
seeing callers, who Claim much of b er
time, writing and reading, doing q
biz of fancy work. or Bummoning the
footmsn. She has her own buggy and
pony brought around for q drive down
town, or out to the country to see her
mother